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Hazel Wood Infant School

Primary · Community school · Southampton, SO40 8WU

Outstanding

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Hazel Wood Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Dec 2023

Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils202
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Hannah Simpson-Riggs
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116243.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils202
Girls109
Boys93
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.14.9%
First language not English13.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.240
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.15.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.23
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size28.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86.6%
Other White
5.4%
White and Asian
2%
African
1.5%
Indian
1%
Chinese
1%
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
Other mixed
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.6
Teachers (FTE)8.72
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.35
Support staff (FTE)12
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.168
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.66
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.58
Applications from another local authority (Reception)6

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence4.7%, similar to England, similar to Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.13.8%, similar to England, worse than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.4%, similar to England, similar to Hampshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Hazel Wood Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.6 miPrimaryAbbotswood Junior SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryNetley Marsh Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryLydlynch Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryOakfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimaryCalmore Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryCalmore Junior SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryFoxhills Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryFoxhills Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miSecondaryTestwood SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miSecondaryHounsdown SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Hazel Wood Infant School

What is Hazel Wood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Hazel Wood Infant School is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, last inspected on 5 Dec 2023.

How hard is it to get into Hazel Wood Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Hazel Wood Infant School made 59 offers from 168 applications (2.8 per offer), and 58 of 66 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Hazel Wood Infant School?

Hazel Wood Infant School has 202 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Hazel Wood Infant School?

Hazel Wood Infant School had 240 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Hazel Wood Infant School?

At Hazel Wood Infant School, the average class had 28.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Hazel Wood Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Hazel Wood Infant School missed 4.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.